The aim of this paper is to sketch a line of interpretation of certain political-philosophical discourses on 'Islam in Europe' through the interrelated concepts of appropriation and redemption. Muslim presence in Europe is generally perceived as 'problematic.' A specific vocabulary, including terms like 'liberal dilemma,' 'defense of freedom,' 'Muslim exceptionalism', and 'specification of acce...

This essay will present a few challenges to a new Humanism from the perspective of the sociology of technics. For this purpose Humanism will be described as an effort to intervene in the process of human formation or hominisation. In order to intervene an understanding of this process is needed. Hominisation starts in the Palaeolithic era: technics, religion, language and the human being mutual...

islamic feminism and the feminist movement that has influenced the west in recent decades have spread in muslim countries, including iran, to such an extent that most supporters of women`s rights introduce themselves as muslim feminist and try to present a new comment of traditional and original understanding of islamic teachings in harmony with their claims. the most important foundations of i...

This essay addresses the questions, “what good is religious ethics for?” and justification exists for field?” in three steps. First, it canvases how ethicists have offered reasons carrying out work field to identify an Anti-Reductive Paradigm that guided by Egalitarian Imperative. That imperative functions as a thin, minimal morality of inclusivity equal respect guides field. Second, considers ...

In 2015, the High Court ruled that British Government had made ‘a false and misleading statement of law’ when it claimed a Religious Studies (RS) GCSE syllabus excluded systematic teaching non-religious worldviews like humanism would meet statutory requirements for Education (RE) at Key Stage 4. This was because narrowly religious specification permit RE constituted failure in state’s duty to ‘...

Michel de Montaigne, the great French humanist and inventor of the personal essay, suffered from frequent and severe renal colic. He wrote about his illness in his travel journal and in his last and greatest essay, "Of Experience." In his illness narratives, Montaigne integrated disease and suffering into his life and art. He humanized rather than conquered his disease. A mature humanism replac...

This article summarizes and discusses the main themes to emerge from this special section on the renewal of humanism in psychotherapy. It is concluded that (1) despite some controversies, humanism is both a viable and growing influence among the leading specialty areas of psychotherapy; (2) humanism is a foundational element of effectiveness among these specialty areas; and (3) humanistic train...